OFFICIAL REPORT
(New Zealand Press Association) TIMARU, December 18. The official report, issued, by the South Canterbury Woolbrokers’ j Association in conjunction with the New Zealand Woolbuyers’ Association and the New Zealand Wool Commission, says:— The first main sale was held in Timaru today when an offering of 30,600 bales was placed before a full bench of buyers. The offering was drawn from the Mackenzie Country foothills and plains country in South Canterbury and included in the entry was a sprinkling of Ashburton and North Otago wools.
For the most part the wools were well grown and sound, but owing to the dry season which South Canterbury has experienced the wools were heavier in condition and contained more dust than has been the case for some years. Range of Styles
The bulk of the offering comprised medium to fine crossbreds, but there was also quite a number of fair sized Merino clips and some halfbred and Corriedale lines, as well as hogget wools. Some lines were very attractive, but the bulk of these showed the results of the season experienced.
The market was around recent rates for Merinos and inclined in sellers' favour for halfbreds and all descriptions of skirtings. Crossbreds, however, were a little erratic with prices in favour of the buyer. The buying was well spread. The Continent were the principal buyers with the French section taking the bulk of the oddments. Bradford was prominent on woolly hoggets and the local mills ■ on super lots in the Merino and halfbred range. The official range of prices is as follows
Merino 60/64’s — d. d. Good to super 53} to 56 Good .. .. 50 to 53 Average to good .. 47 to 49} Average .. .. 43 to 46} Southdown 58/60’s — Good to super 56 to 59 Average to good 44 to 46 Inferior 35 to 41 Extra fine halfbred and Corriedale 58 and 58/60’s— Good to super 53 to 56 Good 50} to 52} Average to good 46 to 50 Average 42 to 45 Fine halfbred and Corriedale, 56/58’s — Good to super 54 to 56 Good 50} to 53} Average to good 47 to 50 Average 43 to 46 Medium halfbred and Corriedale, 56’s— Good to super 53} to 56 Good 51 to 53 Average to good 47} to 49} Average 44 to 46 Halfbred and Corriedale, 50/56’s— Good to super 53 to 54 Good 50} to 52} Average to good 46 to 48} Average 43 to 45 Extra fine crossbred, 50/56’s, 52/54’s— Good to super 54 to 55 Good 51 to 52} Average to good 47} to 50 Average 44 to 46} Fine crossbred, 50’s, 48/50’s— Good to super 52 to 54 Good 49J to 51} 'Average to good 46} to 49 Ave rage 43 to 45 Medium Crossbred, 46/50’s— Good to super 51} to 53 Good 49 to 50} Average to good 46 to 47} Average 43 to 44 Coarse crossbred, 46/48’s— Good to super 51 to 53 Good .. .. 49 to 50 Average to god 45 to 47 Strong crossbred, 40/46’s— Good to super 51 to 52 Average to good 44 to 48 Hogget Extra fine halfbred and Corriedale, 58’s and 58/60’s— Good to super, 52 to 53} Good 49} to 51} Average to good 461 to 48} Fine halfbred and Cordale, 56/58’s— Good to super 51} to 55 Good 49 to 51 Average to good 46} to 48 Average 44 to 46 Medium halfbred and Corriedale, 56’s— Good to super 51} to 54 Good 48J to 50} Average to good 45 to 47 Average 44 to 46 Halfbred and Corrie50/56’s— Good to super 531 to 551 Good 48} to 50} Average to good 46 to 48 Average 43 to 45} Fine threequarterbred, 50/54’s— Good to super 53 to 54 Good 48} to 52 Average to good 46 to 48 Average 43 to 45 Threequarterbred, 48/ 50’s— Good to super 52 to 54 Good 50 to 51 Average to good 46 to 48 Average 44 to 45 Coarse Crossbred, 46/ 48’s — Good to super 49} to 52 Average 46 to 49 Necks Merino— Good 47} to 50 Average 43 to 47 Halfbred— Good 50 to 52 Average 47 to 49 Extra Fine Crossbred— Good to super 50 to 52 Average 48 to 49} Crossbred— Good 491 to 51 Average 47} to 49 Pieces Merino— Good 43 to 45} Average .. .. 35 to 39 Halfbred— Good 45 to 48 Average 41 to 44} Inferior 35 to 37 Extra Fine Crossbred— Good 42 to 44 Average 38 to 41 Inferior 34 to 36} Crossbred— Good 42 to 44 average 39} to 41} Inferior 35 to 38 Bellies Merino— Good 38 to 41 Average 34 to 37 Halfbred— , Good 40 to 421 ' Average 36 to 38 Extrafine Crossbred — Good 38 to 41} Average 35 to 36} Crossbred— Good 38 to 40 Average 35} to 37} , Inferior 30 to 34 Crutchings Halfbred— Good 28 to 30 Average 25 to 27 Extrafine Crossbred— Good 36} to 38} Average 34} to 36 Crossbred— Good 42 to 43 Average 34} to 37 Inferior 29 to 31 Locks Merino 20 to 24 Halfbred 19 to 23} Threequarter-bred 19 to 24
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Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 29082, 19 December 1959, Page 16
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